Not much will change in Belgium - Schumi - 6th September 20:17pm GMT

Michael Schumacher fears Ferrari's disappointing form will continue at the Belgium Grand Prix.

The 36-year-old German was left with no chance of retaining his world drivers' title when he finished 10th in the Italian Grand Prix last weekend and he expects another testing time at Spa on Sunday.

"I always have special feelings when Spa comes around but I have to admit our recent performances are dampening my enthusiasm," said Schumacher, who is 48 points adrift of leader Fernando Alonso in the drivers' championship.

"You want to push your limits at this track and don't want to have to compromise. But after our poor showing in Turkey, and unfortunately also last weekend at Monza, I don't have the impression we will do all that well there, even though we will of course try our best."

Spa has a special place in Schumacher's heart as he made his Formula One debut there in 1991 and has won the race six times.

"Spa is always special for me, there's no denying it," he said.

"I love this circuit, it's exactly what I like, technically challenging, a real task, and also the landscape is beautiful. And also it's not far from my home-town of Kerpen, so we have always had many fans come out and support us."